Hezbollah calls for new Lebanese cabinet

Hezbollah is pushing for the formation of a new cabinet in Lebanon to handle the financial crisis, after the further deterioration of a standoff over government formation between President Michel…

Lebanon’s Christians won’t join new government

Lebanon’s largest Christian political bloc has ruled out joining the next government led by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri. Gebran Bassil, who leads the Free Patriotic Movement and is the son-in-law…

Hezbollah obstructs urgent reforms in Lebanon

Lebanon’s economic crisis has continued to deepen in recent months, with the national currency losing an astonishing 70% of its value since October. Even though a technocratic government was appointed…

EU vows to help UN diffuse Israel-Lebanon tensions

The Chargée d'affaires of the European Union’s Delegation to Lebanon Julia Koch de Biolley visited the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), where she highlighted Brussels’…

Public protest erupts in Lebanon despite COVID-19 lockdown

Dozens of protesters flocked back onto Lebanon’s streets to express fury over deteriorating living conditions exacerbated since the government-imposed lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The pandemic…

US: Iran still sponsoring terror

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Iran of continuing to use its resources for the purpose of terror-related activities, in spite of the suffering of its nation’s people…

Gulf Arab states tighten anti-virus restrictions

Arab member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are increasing measures to combat the coronavirus amid a corresponding rise in mortality rates and infections. The total of fatalities in…

Coronavirus exacerbates Lebanon’s economic woes

Life in Lebanon virtually ground to a halt this week, after the government imposed heavy measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus amid an already-battered national economy. Businesses that…